§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress they have made with the implementation of a development programme in peaceful areas of southern Sudan. [HL765]
§ Baroness AmosWe do not believe conditions are right for a development programme in any part of the Sudan at present. The overriding priority is peace. We are however prepared to support imaginative ideas for peace-building work from international non-government organisations. We shall also continue to respond to urgent humanitarian needs wherever they arise in the country.